All members in good standing, except the chief, shall receive for every fire call to which they respond promptly, the sum of three dollars ($3.00) for the first hour and the sum of two dollars ($2.00) for each hour thereafter to be paid out of the general fund of the city. A "fire call" within the meaning of this chapter shall be taken to be any call or alarm summoning members to the fire house or the scene of any fire or threat of fire, and the foregoing shall be full compensation for all services in connection with such call unless it becomes necessary to engage in the work of extinguishing or preventing a fire when and in such case they shall receive the additional sum as above specified. All bills for compensation of members of the fire department shall be presented to the council at the first regular meeting in each month in a general statement by the secretary of the fire department or the fire chief. (1953 R.C.)